Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864

Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864

Acronicta noctivaga, the night-wandering dagger moth, is a Noctuidae moth found in northeastern North America.

Family
Genus
Acronicta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864

Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864, commonly known as the night-wandering dagger moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species is distributed in northeastern North America, with confirmed occurrences in Wisconsin, New York, Maryland, and Ontario. The wingspan of adult night-wandering dagger moths is approximately 32 millimeters. Depending on the local location, adults can be seen in flight from May through August. The only recorded food plant for this species is poplar.

Photo: (c) Ray Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ray Simpson · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Acronicta

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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